Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

They despise me and keep their distance from me;
they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

New American Standard Bible

“They abhor me and stand aloof from me,
And they do not refrain from spitting at my face.

King James Version

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

International Standard Version

They abhor me they keep their distance from me; but they don't refrain from spitting at the sight of me.

A Conservative Version

They abhor me. They stand aloof from me, and do not spare to spit in my face.

American Standard Version

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.

Amplified


“They hate me, they stand aloof from me,
And do not refrain from spitting in my face.

Bible in Basic English

I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.

Darby Translation

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, yea, they spare not to spit in my face.

Julia Smith Translation

They abhorred me, they removed far from me, and withheld not spittle from my face.

King James 2000

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and hesitate not to spit in my face.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They abhor me; they keep aloof from me, and they do not withhold spit from my face

Modern King James verseion

They despise me, and they flee far from me; they do not spare spit from my face.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

they abhor me, they flee far from me, and stain my face with spittle,

NET Bible

They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

New Heart English Bible

They abhor me, they keep their distance from me, and do not hesitate to spit in my face.

The Emphasized Bible

They abhor me - have put themselves far from me, and, from my face, have not withheld - spittle!

Webster

They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.

World English Bible

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, and don't hesitate to spit in my face.

Youngs Literal Translation

They have abominated me, They have kept far from me, And from before me have not spared to spit.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּעב 
Ta`ab 
Usage: 22

me, they flee far
רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

not to spit
רק 
Roq 
Usage: 3

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

9 Now I am mocked by their songs;
I have become an object of scorn to them.
10 They despise me and keep their distance from me;
they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
11 Because God has loosened my bowstring and oppressed me,
they have cast off restraint in my presence.


Cross References

Numbers 12:14

The Lord answered Moses, “If her father had merely spit in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.”

Psalm 88:8

You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them.
I am shut in and cannot go out.

Isaiah 50:6

I gave My back to those who beat Me,
and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard.
I did not hide My face from scorn and spitting.

Matthew 26:67

Then they spit in His face and beat Him; others slapped Him

Deuteronomy 25:9

then his sister-in-law will go up to him in the sight of the elders, remove his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. Then she will declare, ‘This is what is done to a man who will not build up his brother’s house.’

Matthew 27:30

Then they spit on Him, took the reed, and kept hitting Him on the head.

Job 17:6

He has made me an object of scorn to the people;
I have become a man people spit at.

Job 19:13-14

He has removed my brothers from me;
my acquaintances have abandoned me.

Job 19:19

All of my best friends despise me,
and those I love have turned against me.

Job 42:6

Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.

Proverbs 19:7

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
how much more do his friends
keep their distance from him!
He may pursue them with words,
but they are not there.

Zechariah 11:8

In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.

Matthew 26:56

But all this has happened so that the prophetic Scriptures would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and ran away.

Jump To Previous

Word Concordance

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain